Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. New Zealand, Thailand and the Philippines did well; China, Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the downside. Turkey, Greece, Hungary and Portugal are up; Denmark, South Africa, Norway, Italy, Belgium and […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. China posted a gain, but Japan, South Korea, India and the Philippines posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Greece, Denmark and Portugal are down more than 1%; France, Poland, […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China did okay, but Japan, New Zealand, Thailand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Austria and the Czech Republic are up; the UK, Poland, Turkey, Greece and Hungary are down. Futures in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, China and Australia did well; Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly down. The UAE is up, but Poland, Turkey, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Israel, Austria and Sweden are down more than 1%. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. South Korea did well; Hong Kong, India and Malaysia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the downside. Greece and Russia are doing well; the UK, Turkey, the UAE, South Africa, Kenya, Italy, Belgium and Austria are down. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closes mostly up. Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia and Singapore did well; India was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed. Russia is up more than 3%; South Africa, Poland, Portugal and Austria are also doing well. Turkey, the UAE, Greece, Hungary and Saudi […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets traded quietly and closed with a slight lean to the upside. China, Thailand and the Philippines posted gains; South Korea fell. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are trading mixed. Poland, Turkey, Denmark, South Africa, Kenya and Hungary are up; the UAE, […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan, South Korea, Australia and Indonesia did well. The Philippines dropped more than 1%; China and New Zealand were also weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Greece, South Africa and Norway are up. Spain, Portugal and Israel […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. The Philippines rallied more than 1%; otherwise the region was quiet. Japan and New Zealand moved up; China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Thailand moved down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed and mostly quiet. Hungary and Austria are up more than 1%; […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and India each gained more than 1%. New Zealand dropped more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Turkey is up more than 2%; Germany, Greece, South America, Finland, Russia, Kenya, Norway, […]